The Association of Producers and Collectors of Cocoa in Baures, Bolivia, in 2012 produced nearly 1715 tons of wild cacao.
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La República: President of the Court of Madre de Dios appointed a judge with ties to illegal mining
President of the Superior Court of Madre de Dios replaced a judge related to illegal mining by another on equal terms.
Los Tiempos: Madera River dams included within 5 with severe impact on the environment
Hydroelectric plants on the Madeira River, between Bolivia and Brazil, are included in five Latin American experiences with involvement and consequences for the environment and human rights, says study.
AIDESEP: PROINVERSIÓN was sued for failing to prior consultation
PROINVERSIÓN did not conduct the consultation process to Kukamas peoples on draft waterway on Amazon rivers Marañón, Ucayali and Amazonas, in Peru.
La Primera: Civil society calls for more control of BNDES financing
Civil society calls for the transparency of report of South American investments with capital of the Brazilian bank.
De Olho no Tempo: Brazilian media ignores climate tragedy in Bolivia
Brazilian media prefers to show minimized effects that residents of Acre and Rondônia are living, to encompass on their agendas the possible guilt of a government that has had years of environmental study for with current reality.
Fobomade: Negotiating the flood?? Jirau dam in the waterfall of hell
Consortium won the tender Jirau dam offering lower energy price, but few days later announced that it would change the project site, with which it obtained the environmental license without specific studies.
El Deber: Brazil comes to justice by dams and Bolivia is waiting
Public Ministry and Rondonia lawyers submitted a legal action against Jirau and San Antonio. They are accused of causing flooding. In Bolivia notes that no supervision.
Amazônia Blog: “Dams could result in catastrophy” says researcher
Federal University of Rondônia researcher warns that hydroelectric plants of Santo Antônio and Jirau on the Madeira River could produce catastrophic results in Rondônia and Bolivia.
Sol de Pando: Brazil’s justice requires hydroelectrics pay compensation to people affected
Sentence requires to Santo Antonio and Jirau, who built their plants on the Madeira River, which “re-do immediately, the study and the environmental impact report”.